Method for piling lumber for drying purposes



Mag 5, 1925. 1,536,750

- C. D. BALDWIN METHOD FOR FILING LUMBER FOR DRYING PURPOSES Filed Dec. s, 1925 1970px? GLQEaZdwZ/Y Bruise @FFWE.

CLARENCE ll, BALDWIN, 0F NAQHUA, IQWA.

METHOD i'iliii, TEILI'NG- LUMBER F03 IB'RYING PURPOSAS.

To all whom it may 00mm Be it known that CLARELCE D. BALQWIN, a citizen of the Unit at Nashua/{in the county oi Chickasaw and State of Iowa, has iii-vented new and. use ful Imprommonts in Methods for Piling immber for Drying Pin-poses, of "which iho foiiowing a speeiiieaiioo.

is lumber camps and Pli'fiilifi sziwiii' e the lumber, as rule, not piled order provide for propor cirouisiioo order that the lumber may he ihoroug; seasoned. For insfsme, or 71" ii; Hie ismher strips placed too ri :ZUhe mini are in register which em lumber *to have unseasoned spots or so was and i'iaere the lumber is seasori i H 51121} a. In fooi, each piece of 111 or is more or loss irregular due i0 ihe seasoned ami. oil-- seasoized planes. Furiihoimo inv the chi method. there IS iio moons slioii oil for drain-- ing oil the mam around the pi as no means being )rovi io i.' the severe: (as iogothor. imiroovor tops of the piles are not properiy to shecl the water and, as before SiTGH-efl, there is no means {or draining oil? i133 Water,- the lumber is improperly seasoiiefi In the present construction of piles anti the method of orrangin the iumher, .qhe present invention has for purpose to i pose the lumber in piles or tiers, thereby suitably supporting the lumber, there being ditches at; the lasso-of the piles to drain sway the rain which may shed iroin the roof of the piles of lumber, thus avoiding the creation of steam and. moisture.

Another purpose is to pile each oi hm'lher at 2'1 'iisingles to n, 'oreeoii layer, the iun'ihor or each layer being; 1%" i spaced and in staggered relation to Lhe 111.. her of the preceding lilyor so as 'to insmre s. thorough eironiition of air and permit of the evaporation of What little steam may exist, so that thi'fihmiher may he tlu'n'oughiy seasoned ihroughoui; its length.

A still. further purpose is to provide cleats which are designed in be (imposed. in staggered relation, not rmiy with the h nber of each layer but, staggered rehiivivly to the cleats above and below so as to ali'ord air circulating spaces hetwom the lumber and to avoid llllSfi-fiilSfJllQ-(l pianos in the him" her as in the old method.

A. further purpose is to provide speoml. lumber piles or fliers wiih certain oi: 'lhe d. States, residingy Li 9%. Serial No. 673,361

s'r ii uting hip boards to insure shedoiiig the iisture, min and snow. This roof; may extend a substantial iistsiive beyond the K of the pile and forwardly of the front HRS-Of to insure shedding the min so that ii; may drain ofl through the mo ium of the ditches at the base of the piles Furfihormore, by providing a roofing of this character, the spaces under the lap hoards, thziis, between the first layer of boards, eoneti ate means to permit of the Sil'fijillilties, and escape of air as it p: eses up ihrough the pile.

ljiw is to he understood that the pzirtiouis rs herein given are in no way limitativo anti that, While still keeping within the scope of ihe invention, in) desired modifications of detsii and desired proportions may he made oci-ording to the oireumsionces ilhe inveniioiroomprises further features and eomhinations of parts to he hereinafter set forth, shown. in the drawings. and

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in the drawings:

Figure l. is a. view in side elevation showim a suitable foundation of beams and. or i'llOclii s thereunder, there being piles of lumber ihereon, each bolng arranged and erroscruotezi, in accordance with the invenuween the the ground which is slightly inclined so that the roofing will be inclined for the purpose of draining oil the rain.

The lumber l is disposed u on the cleats in consecutive layers 5 suitab y spaced, the lumber, of one layer extending at right angles to the lumber of a preceding layer. Furthermore, the lumber of the various layers is in staggered relation with intervening cleats 6. The cleats of one layer are in staggered relation with those of an adjacent layer. By disposing the lumber pieces and cleats in properly spaced positions and. in. staggered relation, air circulating spaces are afforded to carry oil what little steam may be created and permit of a thorough circulation of air for the purpose of thoroughly seasoning all parts of the lumber. Since the lumber )icccs and cleats are staggered as shown our set forth, it will be noted that no directly opposite parts of any one piece of lumber are covered, therefore all parts of the lumber will thoroughly scasmi and thereby avoid irregular beams.

Atintervals, certain of the timber cleats 7 bridge from one pile of lumber to another, acting as a binder between the piles. and since the several piles are spared, the intcr vening spaces act to permit a thorough circulation of air between the piles to the roof. The air as it ascends to the roof will deflect and pass oll' through the spaces 8 hctween the first layer of boards 9 of the roof 10. These spaces 8 of the roof are covered by the lap boards 11 which are disposed longitudinally and. parallel with the layer of roof boards. The roof boards protrute forwardly and rearwardly of the front and rear of the various piles of lumber, that is, a substantial distance sufiicient to shed the moisture, rain and snow into the ditches at the base of the pile. It will be noted that the various layers of lumber are at right angles to each other, that is, crosswise with the cleats between the layers, there being cleats 12 between the roof and the upper part of the roof lumber pile, thereby preventing the crossed lumber from sagging and also insuring a solid bearing.

.l.he tiers 1' la s of lumber are designed to have substantia intervening spaces, the side, "front and rear faces of the pile of lumber being perpendicular so that the air may easily rise at the front, sides and rear and at the some time circulate through. the air spaces on the interior oil. the pile of lumber. I

The body of each pile of lumber is dosigncd to be of substantial width, preferably six feet wide, and, furthermore, the SIJlHOS between the several piles of lumbcr arc to be of substantial size. The cleats arc not to extend across the spaces between the scvcral piles of lumbcr throughout their entirety. only occasionally, and are located preferably about six feet from'the base. These bridgingtimber cleats act as binders between the piles of lumber and those binding cleats above the first arrangement of cleats are to be substantially three feet above the preceding ones to insure a thorough circulation of air.

The piers 1?, for the roof are. to be sub stantially high, preferably twcl' inches, and the boards of the roof are substantially spaced to insure ample room for the boards to expand and contract. The second layer of boards of the roof cover the spaces be tween the first layer, certain spaces acting to carry oil? the air laterally and insure a ci1-- culalion thereof. In arranging the lumber in piles oft-his character, the lumber prerented from sagging between the spaces, thereby obviating irregular beams of lumber.

The first layer of cleats are directly lengthwise in center of each tier or pile. The second layer of cleats are jogged in backward or forward positions either way, so that the inside edges of both cleats come directly in thc center. Then the third layer oi. loses a: jogged in backward positions directly over the first cleats so to keep the cleats inisnizn'chcd or stagger-3d but the cei'itcr of ore over each separate tier, whcrel'ly the entire height of lumber tier or pile with center edges of cleats is in a direct line perpendicularly.

The lumber spaced, leaving cracks or spaces for air and all layers thereafter to i: kept per-pen icularly above the others so that said air spaces or cracks are kept directly open. perpendicularly so steam can. directly to the root cleats between layer-sci hunber. It is the purpose to permit the steam to pass from between said lumber layers to the air spaces between the lumber tiers. a are the lumber tiers or piles and I) are the air spaces between each tier of lumber. t caution must be exercised to keep the lumber tiers with their edges even above and below each other, so as not to interfere with the air circulation, as it is obvious that steam rises upwardly to the oof cleats. For this reason, the boards are disposed apart an air can circulate sidcwise of the lulnbcr. will be noted that the lumber is in piles, there being several piles to a volume, hence c are the spaces between the volumes, while d designate the binder cleats. As many volumes of lumber as are necessary can be attached or connected instead of one solid volume. This space betwcn the volumes and also between the lumber tiers nrust be kept open for the circulation of air so as to carry off the steam upwardly to the open roof.

The roof tier or construction must come directly over the clcats below in order to withstand the weight of the roof. "The roof In carrying out this method,

is composed of lumber,

with cleats therebetween. Each board is spaced close enough to support the weight a stated,

of the roof and prevent sagging of the pier boards. The cleats are of suitable thickness so air can pass lengthwise of the lumber pile directly through each roof pier. Blocks can be conveniently spaced two feet apart with crosswise blocks which permit of a greater air space.- In this way, air can pass four ways, so that the wind from any angle can pass through and under the roof and between and lengthwise of the open roof piers. The. cleats may be of suitable thickness, width and length and are mismatched or staggered with the inside edges even. If wide cleats are used, they must lap a little in the center to take up bearingi which would otherwise cause the weight of the lumber to sag and kink between cleat spaces. As the wider cleats are mismatched, it gives a wide area and affords a bearing for the weight of the lumber above. As previously in the old method, the cleats are dis- :posed directly above each other, thereby causing'a solid wall without any air spaces.

Where the cleats are disposed directly above eachother, it causes the lumber to season improperly, there being spots and mould at different points. By having free air circulation under the piles and through the same and side-wise, also lengthwise, from base to roof, there will be no spots and mould on the lumber at all. The lumber rests on base beams or piers crosswise of said beams.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is:

A method of seasoning lumber consisting in supporting the pile mounted on a founda tion, disposing lumber layers, spacing the lumber of the layers to insure circulation of -'air, staggeredly disposing cleats spacedly to further insure the circulation of an, spacing one 'pile of lumber from an adjacent pile, also insuring a circulation of air, binding v, the several piles together, and then roofing the several piles, thereby additionally connecting the piles.

In testimony whereof he affixes his signature.

CLARENCE 1). BALDWIN. 

